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. 2018 Sep 12;13:231. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0937-4

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies

Study Year Study type Sample (RP/ST) Mean age (RP/ST) Gender M,F (RP/ST) Surgical technique Graft type Fixation method (F/T) Follow-up interval (mo)(RP/ST) Quality assessmenta
Andonovski et al. 2017 RCT 33/33 28/28 NR/NR A, SB HT Endobutton/Interfernce screw 7/7 Unclear risk
Lu et al. 2015 RCT 36/36 29.3/31.4 36,0/36,0 A, DB HT Endobutton/Interfernce screw 34.7/39.6 Unclear risk
Hong et al. 2012 RCT 39/41 31/31 33,12/34,11 A, SB TA/HT allograft RigidFix/IntraFix 25.8/25.5 Unclear risk
Pujol et al. 2012 RCT 29/25 31.24/28.56 16,13/17,8 A, SB HT/BPTB Interference screw, cortical button/Interference screw, double fixation 12/12 Unclear risk
Demirağ et al. 2012 RCT 20/20 31/28 18,2/18,2 A, SB HT Cross-pin/Screw 24.3/24.3 Unclear risk
Zhang et al. 2014 RCT 27/24 23.5/25.3 19,4/21,5 A, SB HT RigidFix/Interference screw 24.4 ± 25.2 Unclear risk
Gohil et al. 2007 RCT 24/25 30.5/35.5 14,10/13,12 A, SB HT Endobutton/Interfernce screw 12/12 Unclear risk

RCT, randomized controlled trial; M, male; F, female; mo, month; NR, not reported; RP, remnant preservation; ST, standard; A, anatomic reconstruction; SB, single-bundle reconstruction; DB, double-bundle reconstruction; HT, hamstring tendon; TA, tibialis anterior; BPTB, bone-patellar tendon-bone

aCochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias for RCTs (graded as low risk of bias, high risk of bias, or unclear risk of bias)